Laptops Away!

I sent a bitchy email to NewEgg and I finally got confirmation that my order has gone through. Ideally my laptop would arrive tomorrow, but I doubt it. Once I get my laptop I have to get setup for development. This involves:

- Install Visual Studio 2005
- Install Latest OgreSDK
- Install DirectX SDK
- Install XBox360 Controllers
- Test Battle Kart to ensure that my games work on my new system
- Convert Battle Kart to compile/run with the newest OgreSDK
- Install PS Eyetoy as Webcam
- Install AR Toolkit
- Compile AR Toolkit in VS 2005 to get 2005 version libs
- Compile Mr. Planet in VS 2005 to get 2005 version libs
- Fix Flipped Webcam image problem
- Install Maya
- Install Photoshop

After these steps are completed I will be able to start integrating the relevant AR Toolkit and Mr. Planet code into a new CyberTable project solution. That solution will be a hollowed out version of Battle Kart. This will work well because it will already be setup to load maya scene files. Not to mention it will have Newton physics integrated as well!

This will be a lot of work to get to the starting line, but I believe this is a kick ass project and I am ready to get going!